Leaked Nexus One firmware update packs more radio fixes

By on Feb 14, 2010 at 7:28 AM
News February 14, 2010

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The folks over at XDA-Developers have posted a new, non-over-the-air, firmware build for the Nexus One. The new build contains, among other things, an update to the radio firmware. Several days ago we reported on how some N1 users could trigger a dropped 3G connection or poor 3G signal by simply putting their hand over the lower half of their superphone. In our comments, there seemed to be close to an even mix of those who were seeing the problem, and could reproduce it, and those who were not. For those willing to take a walk on the wild side, you can head on over to XDA and pick up the new build. If you do give these new bits a shot let us know your findings in the comments.

[Via Engadget]

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  • Mr. Anderson

    just make sure the damn thing is fixed before it gets to Big Red!

  • T

    I hope it fixes mine, however I’ve tried a couple different phones and I think it’s just verizons crapy CDMA!

    • http://www.maemo-freak.com christexaport

      Nexus One doesn’t support Verizon CDMA yet. Maybe that’s your problem.

      And since when was Verizon’s network sorry?? Top rated nationwide, buddy. I don’t like CDMA because it can’t do voice and data simultaneously, but its service is top notch and reliable. at&t can’t do voice or data half the time, which is why I use TMobile.

      • sideshowbob

        @t
        Here is you sign… Nexus One even on Verizon wtf mate? That is like me saying that the berger king serves a shitty ass big mac…

        @christexaport
        I agree w/ you about the CDMA tech being reliable etc but you get a sign also…. Y? For not noting that dumb T. doesn’t even know which network Nexus One is currently on… again I agree about the network being more reliable but… that information wasn’t even relevant to what you replied to…

      • sideshowbob

        burger* sorry

  • http://www.maemo-freak.com christexaport

    Superphone?! Great smartphone? Sure! But superphone?!? That’s a bit of a stretch. What does the Nexus One have that a G1 doesn’t, or an N97, iPhone, or HD2? The original N95 was the first to carry that tag, but only because it had a feature set so far ahead of the competition. The Nexus One sets no standard, and has nothing special about it no other smartphone has.

    In my personal opinion, there are but a few superphones, like the Nokia N900, the XP Phone, and the LG GW990, among a couple others. Smartphone is inapplicable to these pocket workstations, only giving a partial identity to these devices. But to put the superphone moniker to the Nexus One is a mistake. It isn’t much more than the N95 with a bit more screen, no keys, less imaging prowess, and a less mature application developer toolkit support.

    Give props when they’re due, but please be realistic. And look at the reviews and description of the Nexus One compared to the N900. You gave little attention or superphone love to the true superphone of today, putting it in the smatrphone category it had no business being in, yet the buggy Nexus One is a superphone?! I guess a VIAO pocket netbook with Gizmo5 running SIP and a WiFi dongle is a smartphone too, unless Apple or Google makes it. THEN its a superphone! Gimme a break and get off the gas.

    BG, let me write some of these posts! You have my email. Hit me on Facebook. Maybe I can inject a different perspective…

    • Andrew Munchbach

      Google referred to this as a “superphone” in their release press conference. That is where the reference came from.

  • mi_canuck

    anyone brave enough to install this update? i’m going to sit back and wait…

  • Sam

    i have installed the update. it upgraded the radio to version 4.04.00.03_2. I see improved 3G strength in a couple places where I didn’t have it before.

  • jonathan

    @christexaport,

    You got it. Best featured phone is the N900, we just need more US support with carriers. 3g on Att and I’ m there, another year contract with At

  • branon

    If the N1 is meant for geeks, N900 is for ubergeeks. Its not even a phone really. Making a call is so damn difficult and so is accessing email. Browsing was great though..but i finally sold it and held on to the N1 instead.

    • Andrew Munchbach

      Branon-

      Couldn’t agree more. The N900 is a great internet tablet and a pretty crappy phone. Tons of potential, just needs some refinement to make the phone/communication features easier to use.

  • http://Www.Sabaroy.com Jm

    Nexus 1

  • Michael

    so , is it a design problem or not ?

  • jos

    @christexaport,

    dood. google branded it a superphone. not bgr. bgr was simply pointing out the irony of such a tag on a phone with problems such as the problems that were the purpose of the post.
    impressive knowledge vomit in the phone models mentioned.

    Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone) at: St Cloud United States

  • dwayne

    I would like to have a Nexus One.

  • TedP

    I guess no feedback on if the touch screen performance improved?

  • webby

    Links to that dumba** website are posted numerous times on every N1 story here on BGR.

    Get out of your Mom’s basement into the sunlight sometime if you’re not too friggin fat to get through the door.

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